International Launches
Article This month Mintel looks at products with specific focus on unual packaging details in their design process. Naturally, the environment plays a significant part with new packaging development.
Leveraging nature
Article Hair care consumers today are increasingly focused on selecting products that contain natural ingredients without sacrificing performance. However, the development of naturally derived ingredients which have the same performance as synthetic...
Product copies
Article For several years, the market for counterfeit goods has been growing rapidly. Counterfeits reduce the intangible value of a company, its turnover, and competitiveness. Consumers face an increasing risk – the more counterfeit car parts, electrical...
Designed to fit new Standards
Article They pose a threat to health and the enviroment: microplastics. That makes it especially necessary to develop and design cosmetic products – specifically colour cosmetics – without that ingredient. Katrin Steinbach, Technical Unit Expert Corporate...
Eco-friendly conditioning
Article Growing consumer awareness of the environmental impact of cosmetic product choices is fuelling a rising demand for sustainable and eco-friendly options. In recent years, numerous innovations have emerged to support this trend. The evolution of the...
Cosmetics regulation in China - Part two
Article With the implementation of Cosmetic Supervision Administration Regulation (CSAR) since 1st January 2021, the Chinese cosmetic market has begun a new epoch. In the following second part, Rong Mei Hui-Drobnik, specialist for Chinese cosmetic...
Market Survey: Ingredient providers
Article Ingredients play an important role for formulations. They differ depending on their use and intended effect. This survey gives an overview about which provider offers which type of ingredients. Additionally you will find information of the speciality...
Eco-friendly Conditioning
Article Growing consumer awareness of the environmental impact of cosmetic product choices is fuelling a rising demand for sustainable and eco-friendly options. In recent years, numerous innovations have emerged to support this trend. The evolution of the...
Personal care: Market Trends
Article Long regarded as a fragmented market, the value chain for personal care ingredients was expected to be worth over $30 billion in 2021. Several commentators have suggested that the industry is ready for consolidation. Jasleen Kaur, Content Lead and...
Inside the clinical testing Market
Article The global overview highlights the current drivers of the specific market of clinical evaluation for ingredients and personal care brands. CROs offer a wide range of services. Tests and methods as well as more information about the market and its...
A new Method
Article A year-long multi-stakeholder process develops a method for assessing botanical materials. It not only helps fill data gaps and improve decision making for natural ingedients, but also allows consistency and comparability between traditional...
Cosmetic Regulations in China
Article With the implementation of Cosmetic Supervision Administration Regulation (CSAR) since 1st January 2021, the Chinese cosmetic market has begun a new epoch. In the following, Rong Mei Hui-Drobnik, specialist for Chinese cosmetic regulations, gives an...
Inside the Clinical Testing Market
Article The global overview highlights the current drivers of the specific market of clinical evaluation for ingredients and personal care brands. In this first part of two, the focus is on Europe and the preconditions for clincial testing. This market...
Clean Beauty trends
Article Making beauty more inclusive: In spite of a devastating global recession, the “natural” personal care industry grew over the past few years. The demand is being driven by consumers’ preference for natural goods and brand owners’ use of sustainable...
Cosmetic claims: What is allowed?
Article For a product to be successful on the market, it must not only stand out for its effectiveness and safety, it must also explain what it can do. But the choice of product claims must not be made arbitrarily. Anna-Maria Kauschke explains which laws and...
Complicated routes to registration
Article National regulations in some places make it difficult to introduce sunscreens that are already classified as safe in other countries. Arnita Wofford reports on the difficulties of the current situation, also about how customer wishes can be fulfilled...
Sustainability needs creativity
Article Many companies are committed to sustainability. However, in the daily implementation, the approaches differ significantly. Charlotte d’Erceville-Dumond talks about company philosophy and concrete projects that have an impact far beyond the company’s...
Digital transformation
Article Digitisation has been revolutionising how we access the world – including the personal care market. The entire value chain is nurturing innovative ideas to fulfil the demands of today’s consumers.
From a marine problem to a regenerative innovation
Article As the request for renewable resources increases, many wonder how we will face the challenge of meeting the higher demand without causing additional deforestation or loss of biodiversity. An option from the sea promises to be sustainable in many...
Circular product design
Article The cosmetics industry is moving fast to adopt life cycle assessment. Many individual steps can be optimised in the manufacturing of a product. Ella Ceraulo explains what is possible.
The rise of ingredients-led beauty
Article In addition to manufacturers, consumers are also becoming increasingly concerned with the ingredients used in cosmetic products. Kayla Villena knows how this trend came about and how it affects the use of functional ingredients in formulations.
Keeping all skin types in balance
Article Cosmetic products that are gentle on the skin microbiome are more in demand than ever. No wonder, then, that the market is increasingly using the claim ‘microbiome-friendly’. Dr Kristin Neumann explains how to really measure microbiome-friendliness...
Many little efforts
Article Sustainable products are very popular. Not least the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated this rethinking among customers. But where does sustainability begin and how much is possible? Jordi Salas knows how to make a difference here with new...
Avoiding gaps
Article In the past two years, manufacturers and formulators have repeatedly worried that supply chain problems would restrict or even paralyse production. And the current situation does not necessarily promise relief on the raw materials market either....
